used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh no, mother," he pleaded, taking my face between his grimy hands and looking straight in my eyes, "it wasn't a dark hole.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Suppose the other end had been closed, and you had smothered in there, and mother had never found you?" for the ghastly possibility made my knees quake.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I could see it light out 'way at the other end, and it didn't look so vely far as it was to crawl it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I could see it light out 'way at the other end, and it didn't look so vely far as it was to crawl it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I cried, holding him so tight that he squirmed away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Suppose the other end had been closed, and you had smothered in there, and mother had never found you?" for the ghastly possibility made my knees quake.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "Oh no, mother," he pleaded, taking my face between his grimy hands and looking straight in my eyes, "it wasn't a dark hole.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading "Suppose the other end had been closed, and you had smothered in there, and mother had never found you?" for the ghastly possibility made my knees quake.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could see it light out 'way at the other end, and it didn't look so vely far as it was to crawl it.
crawlverbUS /krɔːl/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading I could see it light out 'way at the other end, and it didn't look so vely far as it was to crawl it.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I cried, holding him so tight that he squirmed away.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "Oh no, mother," he pleaded, taking my face between his grimy hands and looking straight in my eyes, "it wasn't a dark hole.
didn't
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From this reading I could see it light out 'way at the other end, and it didn't look so vely far as it was to crawl it.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "Suppose the other end had been closed, and you had smothered in there, and mother had never found you?" for the ghastly possibility made my knees quake.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Oh no, mother," he pleaded, taking my face between his grimy hands and looking straight in my eyes, "it wasn't a dark hole.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Oh no, mother," he pleaded, taking my face between his grimy hands and looking straight in my eyes, "it wasn't a dark hole.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I could see it light out 'way at the other end, and it didn't look so vely far as it was to crawl it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Suppose the other end had been closed, and you had smothered in there, and mother had never found you?" for the ghastly possibility made my knees quake.
set up or found
From this reading "Suppose the other end had been closed, and you had smothered in there, and mother had never found you?" for the ghastly possibility made my knees quake.
ghastlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡæstli/
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading "Suppose the other end had been closed, and you had smothered in there, and mother had never found you?" for the ghastly possibility made my knees quake.
grimyadjectiveUS /ˈɡraɪmi/
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading "Oh no, mother," he pleaded, taking my face between his grimy hands and looking straight in my eyes, "it wasn't a dark hole.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Suppose the other end had been closed, and you had smothered in there, and mother had never found you?" for the ghastly possibility made my knees quake.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Oh no, mother," he pleaded, taking my face between his grimy hands and looking straight in my eyes, "it wasn't a dark hole.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I cried, holding him so tight that he squirmed away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I cried, holding him so tight that he squirmed away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh no, mother," he pleaded, taking my face between his grimy hands and looking straight in my eyes, "it wasn't a dark hole.
the act of retaining something
From this reading I cried, holding him so tight that he squirmed away.
an opening into or through something
From this reading "Oh no, mother," he pleaded, taking my face between his grimy hands and looking straight in my eyes, "it wasn't a dark hole.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cried, holding him so tight that he squirmed away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Suppose the other end had been closed, and you had smothered in there, and mother had never found you?" for the ghastly possibility made my knees quake.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh no, mother," he pleaded, taking my face between his grimy hands and looking straight in my eyes, "it wasn't a dark hole.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading "Suppose the other end had been closed, and you had smothered in there, and mother had never found you?" for the ghastly possibility made my knees quake.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading I could see it light out 'way at the other end, and it didn't look so vely far as it was to crawl it.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I could see it light out 'way at the other end, and it didn't look so vely far as it was to crawl it.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Oh no, mother," he pleaded, taking my face between his grimy hands and looking straight in my eyes, "it wasn't a dark hole.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Oh Richard, Richard, what made you?"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Suppose the other end had been closed, and you had smothered in there, and mother had never found you?" for the ghastly possibility made my knees quake.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Suppose the other end had been closed, and you had smothered in there, and mother had never found you?" for the ghastly possibility made my knees quake.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Suppose the other end had been closed, and you had smothered in there, and mother had never found you?" for the ghastly possibility made my knees quake.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh no, mother," he pleaded, taking my face between his grimy hands and looking straight in my eyes, "it wasn't a dark hole.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh Richard, Richard, what made you?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Suppose the other end had been closed, and you had smothered in there, and mother had never found you?" for the ghastly possibility made my knees quake.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I could see it light out 'way at the other end, and it didn't look so vely far as it was to crawl it.
pleadedverbUS /ˈpliːdɪd/
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading "Oh no, mother," he pleaded, taking my face between his grimy hands and looking straight in my eyes, "it wasn't a dark hole.
a future prospect or potential
From this reading "Suppose the other end had been closed, and you had smothered in there, and mother had never found you?" for the ghastly possibility made my knees quake.
quakeverbUS /kweɪk/
shake with fast, tremulous movements
From this reading "Suppose the other end had been closed, and you had smothered in there, and mother had never found you?" for the ghastly possibility made my knees quake.
Richard
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From this reading "Oh Richard, Richard, what made you?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I could see it light out 'way at the other end, and it didn't look so vely far as it was to crawl it.
smotheredadjectiveUS /ˈsmʌðərd/
held in check with difficulty
From this reading "Suppose the other end had been closed, and you had smothered in there, and mother had never found you?" for the ghastly possibility made my knees quake.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I cried, holding him so tight that he squirmed away.
squirmed
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From this reading I cried, holding him so tight that he squirmed away.
successive (without a break)
From this reading "Oh no, mother," he pleaded, taking my face between his grimy hands and looking straight in my eyes, "it wasn't a dark hole.
express a supposition
From this reading "Suppose the other end had been closed, and you had smothered in there, and mother had never found you?" for the ghastly possibility made my knees quake.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "Oh no, mother," he pleaded, taking my face between his grimy hands and looking straight in my eyes, "it wasn't a dark hole.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I cried, holding him so tight that he squirmed away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Suppose the other end had been closed, and you had smothered in there, and mother had never found you?" for the ghastly possibility made my knees quake.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Suppose the other end had been closed, and you had smothered in there, and mother had never found you?" for the ghastly possibility made my knees quake.
tightadjectiveUS /taɪt/
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading I cried, holding him so tight that he squirmed away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I could see it light out 'way at the other end, and it didn't look so vely far as it was to crawl it.
vely
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From this reading I could see it light out 'way at the other end, and it didn't look so vely far as it was to crawl it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I could see it light out 'way at the other end, and it didn't look so vely far as it was to crawl it.
wasn't
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From this reading "Oh no, mother," he pleaded, taking my face between his grimy hands and looking straight in my eyes, "it wasn't a dark hole.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I could see it light out 'way at the other end, and it didn't look so vely far as it was to crawl it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh Richard, Richard, what made you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh Richard, Richard, what made you?"
